"In the coming months it will become common to find young deer, rabbits, birds, raccoons or other wildlife that may appear to be abandoned," said Cal DuBrock, the PGC Bureau of Wildlife Management director said. "Rest assured that in most cases, the young animal is not an orphan or abandoned, and the best thing you can do is is to leave it alone."

Taking in an animal from the wild is subject to a $1,500 finer per each animal according to Wildlife Protection director Rich Palmer. And DuBrock noted that wild animals often contain parasites or carry diseases which are a concern for humans.

A few months ago in the Orefield-Schnecksville area, officers killed a rabid coyote. DuBrock noted that the foaming at the mouth so often associated with rabies is not always present with rabid animals, so people need to be especially careful to avoid contact with the area's wildlife.